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YouTube Music's latest features include 'hum to search' and AI-generated conversational radio
YouTube Music unveils new features like a ‘hum to search’ tool and AI-generated conversational radio. That last one is still in beta and only available to select users.
The OmniBook Ultra 14 is HP’s first AMD-powered next-gen AI PC
Packing Ryzen AI 300 series chips, the OmniBook Ultra is slated to be HP's first AMD-powered next-gen AI PC.
OpenAI is reportedly working on more advanced AI models capable of reasoning and ‘deep research’
Among the project’s goals is to enable the company’s AI models to autonomously scour the internet in order to “plan ahead” for more complex tasks, according to an internal document seen by Reuters.
Three senators introduce bill to protect artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use
The US Senate bill would prohibit unauthorize use of content to train or create AI content and authorize the FTC to go after offenders.
The EU will start enforcing its new AI regulations on August 1
The European Union has published the full and final text for the EU AI Act in its Official Journal.
Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has come back online nearly a decade after shutting down ... as an apparent AI-generated content farm.
Bumble wants users to report AI-generated images
Bumble members can now report profiles they suspect of using AI-generated photos or videos.
You can now get AI Judy Garland or James Dean to read you the news
ElevenLabs is offering AI voices of deceased icons on their new Reader App.
Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a free tool for any of its clients to block all known AI website crawlers, even those that aren't following the rules.
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50 percent in five years due to AI
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions spiked by nearly 50 percent in the last five years thanks to energy-guzzling data centers required to power artificial intelligence, according to the company’s 2024 Environmental Report
Amazon reportedly investigating Perplexity AI after accusations it scrapes websites without consent
Amazon Web Services has started an investigation to determine whether Perplexity AI is breaking its rules, according to Wired.
FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
FCC chair asks telecom companies if they’re actually doing anything to stop AI political robocalls. This follows a consultant getting indicted over calls imitating President Biden.
Please don’t get your news from AI chatbots
When Nieman Lab asked ChatGPT for links to high-profile stories in publications it had paid millions of dollars to, it spat back fake links.
Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw
Time is the latest big-name publication to let OpenAI train its large language models on its journalism archives.
YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training
YouTube is allegedly looking to pay music labels a sum of money to use their content for AI training.
Google uses AI to add 110 new languages to Translate
Google Translate is using PaLM 2 for its 110 language expansion.
Welcome to the future, where AI-generated Al Michaels reads you personalized Olympic recaps
NBC’s “Your Daily Olympic Recap on Peacock” will let you choose your favorite sports and highlight types for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and an AI-generated Michaels will read a 10-minute customized recap of the previous day’s events based on your preferences.
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot called Metis.
Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody
The team behind Rabbitude, the community-formed reverse engineering project for the Rabbit R1, has revealed finding a security issue with the company's code that left users' sensitive information accessible to everyone.
OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants
“Exact timelines depend on meeting our high safety and reliability bar,” the company said.